France

Macron warns over virus epidemic as death toll rises

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France is inexorably heading towards a coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday as the health…

France shuts dozens of schools in bid to contain coronavirus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French officials have closed about 120 schools in areas that have reported the largest numbers of…

France closes Louvre as virus cases mount in Europe

by Caroline Taix and Juliette Collen with AFP bureaux PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's famed Louvre museum closed Sunday as…

Huawei to open European 5G factory in France

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Thursday that it would begin manufacturing radio equipment for next-generation 5G…

UPDATED: France reports first French death from coronavirus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A 60-year-old man has become the first French victim of the coronavirus in the country, the…

French mental health charity accuses founder of sexual abuse

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- An international mental health charity based in France accused its revered Canadian founder on Saturday…

France confirms first case of ruinous tomato virus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Tomato plants in France's far-west Finistere region has been contaminated with a destructive virus that can…

France confirms first coronavirus death outside Asia

PARIS, France (AFP) -- An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died from the new coronavirus in France, the first death confirmed…

EU chief pleads to save green deal in budget holed by Brexit

By Marc BURLEIGH Agence France-Presse STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen pleaded Wednesday to save her…

Green Winters: Alpine ski resorts ponder a future without snow

by Francois Becker and Antoine Bouthier Agence France-Presse MONTCLAR, France (AFP) – Last Christmas, for the first time in its existence,…

From Singapore to UK via the Alps: how one man spread coronavirus

  by Marie WOLFROM Agence France Presse A British man managed to pass on the coronavirus to at least 11…

China’s France envoy slams ‘shameful’ Hong Kong medical strike

PARIS, France (AFP) -- China's ambassador to France on Wednesday slammed as "shameful" the decision by Hong Kong medical workers…

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